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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To modify Transformation templates:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Settings | Transformation Templates</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Transformation Templates Editor</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Language</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type or select the name of the transformation to modify.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Select a template from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Templates</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> list, and edit its contents in the editor pane.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Select the name of the transformation.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="193" style="width:193px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Template</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the contents of the active template. Provide the editor for modifying templates.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="193" style="width:193px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_UIControl">Templates</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">List the base transformation templates. The active template is highlighted. The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Modified</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> field indicates whether you have changed the default template for the current transformation.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="193" style="width:193px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">New Transformation Type</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Create a new transformation.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="193" style="width:193px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_UIControl">Stereotype Overrides</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">List the stereotyped templates, for the active base template.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Modified</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> field indicates whether you have modified a default stereotyped template.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Invoke a dialog for adding a stereotyped template, for the currently selected base template.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="193" style="width:193px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Add New Custom Template</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Invoke a dialog for creating a custom stereotyped template.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Launch the Enterprise Architect Help topic for this dialog.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="193" style="width:193px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Get Default Template</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Update the editor display with the default version of the active template.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="193" style="width:193px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Save</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Overwrite the active templates with the contents of the editor.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="193" style="width:193px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Delete</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="519" style="width:519px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">If you have overridden the active template, delete the override and replace it with the corresponding default transformation template.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Note that the Transformation Template mechanism is based very strongly on the Code Generation Template mechanism. For further information on Transformation Templates see the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="codetemplates_2.htm">Code Template Editor</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> section of </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">SDK for Enterprise Architect, </span><span class="f_BodyText">and also - f</span><span class="f_BodyText">or information on the Common Code Editor - the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="code_editors.htm">Code Editors</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> topic.</span></p>




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